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Post by antichrist on Apr 9, 2009 19:38:47 GMT -5
Yeah they do that when it gets to be something they might actually get shut down over.
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Post by The Lazy One on Apr 9, 2009 20:00:46 GMT -5
Even worse: www.rr-bb.com/showthread.php?t=88408 Hey, dillweed on RR! What about Anya Zakyte (technically that's what her name was, but the records said something different)? You got a problem with my great-grandmother's name? Bobute Anya was born in America! Yeesh, that thread pissed me off. Sons of bitches have made that thread log-in read only. Does that mean they're getting brighter? Feh. Stupid RR-ers. Maybe they saw this thread? |
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Post by theamericancowboy on Apr 9, 2009 20:22:53 GMT -5
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6365320.htmlThis is a bit of a sore topic for people in my family, even though I'm about as white as you can get. When both branches of my family immigrated, they all took different names against their will. People in my family had very Lithuanian surnames. They all changed their surnames to things that would be more "acceptable" for Americans at the urging of the immigration officials. If it hadn't been for that, I would have my original name instead of the Americanized version. On behalf of sane Americans everywhere, I apologize to the Asian-American community. Nothing wrong with being Lithuanian, Lazy One; Luthuanians are white, and should be welcomed in any white nation - United States included. I agree that orientals should adopt American names, though. It should just be a minimum expectation for someone who expects to immigrate to this country and be part of American society. If they want to retain their oriental culture, then they should stay in China or Japan. No one is forcing them to immigrate to the United States. |
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Post by schizophonic on Apr 9, 2009 20:24:27 GMT -5
Considering our financial predicament, shouldn't we be adopting chinese names? Just saying.
This is just another desperate grasp at the whole "White Makes Right" campaign.
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Post by MozMode on Apr 9, 2009 20:29:37 GMT -5
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6365320.htmlThis is a bit of a sore topic for people in my family, even though I'm about as white as you can get. When both branches of my family immigrated, they all took different names against their will. People in my family had very Lithuanian surnames. They all changed their surnames to things that would be more "acceptable" for Americans at the urging of the immigration officials. If it hadn't been for that, I would have my original name instead of the Americanized version. On behalf of sane Americans everywhere, I apologize to the Asian-American community. Nothing wrong with being Lithuanian, Lazy One; Luthuanians are white, and should be welcomed in any white nation - United States included. I agree that orientals should adopt American names, though. It should just be a minimum expectation for someone who expects to immigrate to this country and be part of American society. If they want to retain their oriental culture, then they should stay in China or Japan. No one is forcing them to immigrate to the United States. Putting the utter ridiculousness of your statement aside, what about Mexican immigrants? And German? And the Swedes, they have some pretty hard names too? We cannot expect all of these people to change their names just because we are too lazy to learn them. That's absurd. |
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Post by devilschaplain2 on Apr 9, 2009 20:48:40 GMT -5
Oh good, it can be like the show "Roots" where they forced the Africans to take English names....is this [glow=red,2,300] man[/glow] insane? LOL Well, if that really is a woman it looks like she was beaten with an ugly stick.... |
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Post by machiavelli on Apr 9, 2009 20:53:27 GMT -5
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6365320.htmlThis is a bit of a sore topic for people in my family, even though I'm about as white as you can get. When both branches of my family immigrated, they all took different names against their will. People in my family had very Lithuanian surnames. They all changed their surnames to things that would be more "acceptable" for Americans at the urging of the immigration officials. If it hadn't been for that, I would have my original name instead of the Americanized version. On behalf of sane Americans everywhere, I apologize to the Asian-American community. Nothing wrong with being Lithuanian, Lazy One; Luthuanians are white, and should be welcomed in any white nation - United States included. I agree that orientals should adopt American names, though. It should just be a minimum expectation for someone who expects to immigrate to this country and be part of American society. If they want to retain their oriental culture, then they should stay in China or Japan. No one is forcing them to immigrate to the United States. OR how about, It's not in anyone's business if people rather play Mahjong than watch American Idol (although I recognize there is much more to American culture than just that). As long as newcomers pay their taxes and contribute to society, I do not give a flying fuck if they are black, white, green and if they choose to do their own thing on Friday Nights, than it does not, should not regard anybody else. Races, Cultures, Languages heck the fabric of society changes overtime. America is changing. Get Used to it. Edit: I find it so sad such a line of thinking. It's some sort of cultural-inbreeding mentality. |
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Post by devilschaplain2 on Apr 9, 2009 20:53:54 GMT -5
White nation?.....
Orientals?
Or maybe American culture is a mixture of ALL cultures, hence why we were always called a melting pot. Just throwing that out there.
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Post by antichrist on Apr 9, 2009 20:58:58 GMT -5
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6365320.htmlThis is a bit of a sore topic for people in my family, even though I'm about as white as you can get. When both branches of my family immigrated, they all took different names against their will. People in my family had very Lithuanian surnames. They all changed their surnames to things that would be more "acceptable" for Americans at the urging of the immigration officials. If it hadn't been for that, I would have my original name instead of the Americanized version. On behalf of sane Americans everywhere, I apologize to the Asian-American community. Nothing wrong with being Lithuanian, Lazy One; Luthuanians are white, and should be welcomed in any white nation - United States included. I agree that orientals should adopt American names, though. It should just be a minimum expectation for someone who expects to immigrate to this country and be part of American society. If they want to retain their oriental culture, then they should stay in China or Japan. No one is forcing them to immigrate to the United States. Huh, and here I went the other way. |
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Post by m52nickerson on Apr 9, 2009 21:07:55 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with being Lithuanian, Lazy One; Luthuanians are white, and should be welcomed in any white nation - United States included. I agree that orientals should adopt American names, though. It should just be a minimum expectation for someone who expects to immigrate to this country and be part of American society. If they want to retain their oriental culture, then they should stay in China or Japan. No one is forcing them to immigrate to the United States. Really American names. What would they be? The only original American surnames would have come from Native Americans. Just because some find it hard to pronounce or spell some surnames it doesn't give them the right to remain uninformed and ask people to change there names. |
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Post by Mira on Apr 9, 2009 22:41:31 GMT -5
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Post by malendras on Apr 9, 2009 23:21:56 GMT -5
HAHAHAHA The American cowboy actually joined the forums?! Oh this should be good. He's a racist mainpage troll, Distind modded one of his mainpage comments with lyrics from showtunes.
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Post by antichrist on Apr 9, 2009 23:35:24 GMT -5
I was thinking about this at supper. What the hell is so hard with:
- Lee
- Louey
- Singh
- Chow
- Dhaliwhal
I have no problem with these names.
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Post by schizophonic on Apr 9, 2009 23:40:15 GMT -5
Two things I'll add: One, English names do seem to be a problem for many people of non-native English speaking cultures. I know it's stereotypical to bitch about Indians and tech support, but I've never come across one who can say my name. And it's not to say they can't do the job, or whatever. I'ts just that to them, I am "Steffun Levis." One of the more common first and last names in the US, and it clusterhumps them every time. Again, I don't care. It amuses me more than anything. Another thing. One of my neighbours is an African immigrant. I can't pronounce his last name. He's been in this country longer than I've been alive, and anyone who says he hasn't assimilated because his name is "forrun" is just ridiculous. The guy down the hall is an Asian (I think Korean) who was adopted by a couple of white Vermonters when he was five. He speaks with an accent, a product of spending several of his teen years overseas, and has trouble with my name. As such, I suggested he should go into tech support.  Anyway, he's still an American. He's assimilated, he just speaks "forrun." Really, if these guys were white, they probably wouldn't get a second look, accent/last name or no. |
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Post by ltfred on Apr 9, 2009 23:49:08 GMT -5
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6365320.htmlThis is a bit of a sore topic for people in my family, even though I'm about as white as you can get. When both branches of my family immigrated, they all took different names against their will. People in my family had very Lithuanian surnames. They all changed their surnames to things that would be more "acceptable" for Americans at the urging of the immigration officials. If it hadn't been for that, I would have my original name instead of the Americanized version. On behalf of sane Americans everywhere, I apologize to the Asian-American community. Nothing wrong with being Lithuanian, Lazy One; Luthuanians are white, and should be welcomed in any white nation - United States included. I agree that orientals should adopt American names, though. It should just be a minimum expectation for someone who expects to immigrate to this country and be part of American society. If they want to retain their oriental culture, then they should stay in China or Japan. No one is forcing them to immigrate to the United States. As a non-white country, given the melanin count of the owners the native Indians, clearly whites should intergrate into society (finally) and rename themselves after the first thing they see. If these white wish to retain their European culture, they should return to Europe. Leaving the non-racists to enjoy America's bounty. |
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Anyway, he's still an American. He's assimilated, he just speaks "forrun." Really, if these guys were white, they probably wouldn't get a second look, accent/last name or no.